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| Molly-Mae Wotherspoon death: Dog attack case adjourned as mum taken ill | |
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| The sentencing of a woman whose baby was killed by a banned dog has been adjourned after she was taken from court by ambulance. | The sentencing of a woman whose baby was killed by a banned dog has been adjourned after she was taken from court by ambulance. |
| Claire Riley was due to be sentenced at Northampton Crown Court over the death of six-month-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon, killed by an illegal American pit bull in Daventry in 2014. | Claire Riley was due to be sentenced at Northampton Crown Court over the death of six-month-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon, killed by an illegal American pit bull in Daventry in 2014. |
| But the pregnant 23-year-old fell ill and the case was moved to 15 September. | But the pregnant 23-year-old fell ill and the case was moved to 15 September. |
| Earlier her family clashed with media as she arrived under an umbrella. | Earlier her family clashed with media as she arrived under an umbrella. |
| The child's grandmother, Susan Aucott, 55, will also be sentenced on the same date. | The child's grandmother, Susan Aucott, 55, will also be sentenced on the same date. |
| The pair have admitted being in charge of an out of control dog. | The pair have admitted being in charge of an out of control dog. |
| Live updates on this story and more in Northamptonshire | Live updates on this story and more in Northamptonshire |
| The court previously heard Aucott was looking after her granddaughter at Riley's former home in Morning Star Road, Daventry, when dog Bruiser attacked her. | The court previously heard Aucott was looking after her granddaughter at Riley's former home in Morning Star Road, Daventry, when dog Bruiser attacked her. |
| Molly-Mae suffered severe blood loss from head wounds. The dog was put down at the scene. | Molly-Mae suffered severe blood loss from head wounds. The dog was put down at the scene. |
| Aucott, 55, of Alfred Street, Northampton, admitted being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog resulting in death in June, as did Riley, of Merrydale Square, Northampton, on the first day of her trial the same month. | Aucott, 55, of Alfred Street, Northampton, admitted being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog resulting in death in June, as did Riley, of Merrydale Square, Northampton, on the first day of her trial the same month. |
| Sentencing was also adjourned last month after Riley's pregnancy meant she was too unwell to attend court. | Sentencing was also adjourned last month after Riley's pregnancy meant she was too unwell to attend court. |